In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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I'm imagining the glorious sound of rain on the roof. But tomorrow, it's anticipated to be 95 F, or more.
Well, happy b'day and Merry Xmas to me!
My frig broke. OMG, what a nightmare, as I had JUST gone out grocery shopping and the frig and freezer were pretty full. The repair guy promised to show up on Friday ... the day that I discovered it was all warm, and I thought that was a pretty sweet deal. Too bad he pulled a no-call no-show. So I've been stuffing the frig/freezer with about $30 worth of dry ice and cooking everything in the frig. Then the repair guy said on Monday that it would take $980 and two weeks for a repair.
WHAT?
Not sure I believe him, but not about to wait ANOTHER couple of days for a "second opinion" because it's an old frig anyway. So I boogied out with hubby to the nearest Sears, got a great "going out of business" price in a frig, used my "10% off" coupon that the repair guy gave me, charged the frig on my Sears card to get free delivery, and am expecting the new beast tomorrow.
Still, I better go out and buy more dry ice! The last dish from this frig is Moroccan chicken tonight.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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The Beast has arrived. An extra 10 CuFt! It JUST fit, but we couldn't fit a cigarette paper between the countertops on either side and the frig! Hubby had a hammer and chisel at hand, ready to chop off the bullnose edging just in case, but the installer managed to squeak it in!
Since 99+% of our meals are prepared at home, mostly from scratch, our old frig used to be really stuffed after each weekly shopping, and really empty at the end of the week, so I think we'll have just enough room to use but not enough room to waste.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Alright Sig. Sounds like you are ready to go with everything.
I like cooking and with my seizure meds being sensitive to certain foods, I do most of my own to. However I hate clean up.
For that reason, I always wanted to hire Felix Unger to be my roommate.
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Quote:HAHAHAHA!!!! Only if I could have all of the help without all of the nagging!
For that reason, I always wanted to hire Felix Unger to be my roommate. - OONJ
Man, we just haven't had good luck with our Freon devices lately! On the hottest T-day on record, our AC crapped out. Good grief!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Quote:When I had a doggy, she would lick up everything I dripped or dropped on the floor. I never worried about a dirty floor!
Originally posted by Brenda:
However I hate clean up.
HAS IT NOT OCCURRED TO YOU BY NOW THAT IF YOU HAVE TO RESORT TO LOGICAL FALLACIES AND TROLLING YOUR SO-CALLED ARGUMENTS ARE LIES?
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"Cool weather hits Southern California after record-breaking Thanksgiving heat"
Usually by this time of year we've had at least one good rainfall. I suspect we're going to go through November without. Record-breaking heat, and no rain.
Damn.
HAS IT NOT OCCURRED TO YOU BY NOW THAT IF YOU HAVE TO RESORT TO LOGICAL FALLACIES AND TROLLING YOUR SO-CALLED ARGUMENTS ARE LIES?
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Sierra foothills at Hwy 50:
Last few days, we've had our fair share of rain and then some.
I've hoped the other CA counties got some, too.
I also looked for a report on how high our CA reservoirs are,
but found it not.
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Quote:Wow. My dad said that, too. I guess that must have been part of "dad" culture, which apparently stretched from coast to coast and south to north!
However I am chief cook and bottle washer as my dad used to say.
Well, in the garden and NO RAIN. NO RAIN. And still more NO RAIN. Usually, by this time of year we've had at least ONE good rainfall!
Strong Santa Ana winds (40-55 mph gusts) are propelling fires here in SoCal. The one closest to me is still far away, but ... selfishly ... the first thing I thought of was that the evacuation zone is only a mile (or less) away from my favorite CA-native nursery Theodore Payne. I have a gift card from my co-workers, which I got when I retired recently, but I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to spend it yet! From my extremely selfish POV, I hope the nursery survives.
Zero pct containment, winds to continue thru Friday afternoon. Thousands evacuated, hundreds of structures destroyed.
This is a "la Nina" year, which means cold water off the coast of CA. And unlike last year, where we still had a persistent remnant of The Blob of very warm water off the coast, which lofted a lot of moisture into the air and led to record rainfall in central and norther CA and at least normal rainfall in So Cal, this year the coastal water really IS la-Nina cold. Typically, that means colder drier weather, and so far it's been tru to form.
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It's funny how a random phrase or a glimpse of something or a fragment of song can bring back memories. I'd forgotten that until you brought it up, but it brought back a pang of memory from when I was a child and life was simple.
I'm far away from the fire, and the wind is blowing the smoke away from us. Here. it's chilly at night but warming up during the day. I got a bunch of "Christmas" lima bean seeds from a neighbor; I don't know how well they grow in the winter but I planted them and they sprouted, so today I tied them up to their stakes. If all goes well, they'll take over from there and twine their way up.
Also, my saffron crocus is sprouting. This is my third try, so I guess three times' the charm!
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Anybody here ever have an ant problem before?
They seemed to set up camp outside my house in early spring and have no migrated indoors for the winter. I've lived here 6 years and they were never a problem before the insane wet spring we had that turned my back yard into marshland for a few weeks.
There's quite a few solutions to this problem that you can buy at Home Depot, but I was wondering if anybody has ever used any of them before and has some advice.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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